Skyroot Aerospace
Indian private orbital launch vehicle company, first to reach India's private orbital launch milestone.
Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited, founded by ex-ISRO engineers Pawan Kumar Chandana (CEO/CTO) and Naga Bharath Daka (COO), builds orbital launch vehicles. The company conducted Vikram-1, India's first private orbital launch, on July 18, 2026, and reached unicorn status in May 2026.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad, India
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- 1,000+
- Total funding
- ~$160M
- Valuation
- $1.1B (unicorn, May 2026)
- Stage
- Growth
- Status
- active
- Domains
- X / Twitter
- x.com/SkyrootA
- Website
- www.skyroot.in
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Frequently asked
- What does Skyroot Aerospace do?
- Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited, founded by ex-ISRO engineers Pawan Kumar Chandana (CEO/CTO) and Naga Bharath Daka (COO), builds orbital launch vehicles. The company conducted Vikram-1, India's first private orbital launch, on July 18, 2026, and reached unicorn status in May 2026.
- Where is Skyroot Aerospace headquartered?
- Skyroot Aerospace is headquartered in Hyderabad, India and was founded in 2018.
- How much funding has Skyroot Aerospace raised?
- Skyroot Aerospace has raised ~$160M in disclosed funding, at a most recent valuation of $1.1B (unicorn, May 2026).
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Skyroot's Vikram-1 became India's first private orbital launch on July 18, 2026
CNBC: India's Skyroot launches first private orbital rocket missionVerified2026-07-18 - 2
Skyroot Aerospace raised $60M, becoming a unicorn valued at $1.1B, in May 2026
Business Standard: Skyroot Aerospace raises $60 mn, becomes a unicorn valued at $1.1 bnVerified2026-05-07 - 3
Skyroot Aerospace raised $11M Series A in May 2021, led by Greenko Group founders Anil Chalamalasetty and Mahesh Kolli, with Solar Industries and Curefit founder Mukesh Bansal participating
Telangana Today: Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace raises $11 mn in Series-A fundingVerified2021-05-20 - 4
Skyroot raised $27.5M in a pre-Series C round led by Temasek, October 2023
Reuters (via Business Standard): Space-tech company Skyroot raises $27.5 mn in funding round led by TemasekVerified2023-10-30 - 5
Skyroot's own site states a team of over 1,000 experts
Skyroot Aerospace: About SkyrootVerified2026-07-26